According to recent papers by Edward Vajda, the language family named for this river is genetically related to the Na-Dene languages. Extinct languages spoken along this river, including Yugh, Pumpokol, and Arin, are documented by early records of the fur trade, while its northern reaches are presently inhabited by the Ket people. This river was used to transport nickel from the mines at (*) Norilsk, and two of its branches meet at the city of Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva. Tributaries of this rive
According to recent papers by Edward Vajda, the language family named for this river is genetically related to the Na-Dene languages. Extinct languages spoken along this river, including Yugh, Pumpokol, and Arin, are documented by early records of the fur trade, while its northern reaches are presently inhabited by the Ket people. This river was used to transport nickel from the mines at (*) Norilsk, and two of its branches meet at the city of Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva. Tributaries of this river include the Podkamennaya Tunguska and the Angara, which drains Lake ? Baikal. For 10 points, name this river of central Siberia, whose basin lies between the Ob-Irtysh and the Lena.
According to recent papers by Edward Vajda, the language family named for this river is genetically related to the Na-Dene languages.
{Yenisei} River